We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.
You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.
I don't try to try to judge people on performance in one short period of time.
The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.
Historically, I think you can really judge a person by their shoes.
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.
We judge athletes as if we all don't have trouble performing our various duties from time to time.